Allen also told the Chronicle that he has not spoken to Williams since he was suspended indefinitely by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell for orchestrating the Saints' "bounty" program from 2009 to 2011.

In the audio, Williams is heard urging Saints players to inflict harm on several 49ers, including quarterback Alex Smith, running back Frank Gore, and wide receivers Michael Crabtree and Kyle Williams. It's unknown if the NFL had this audio during its investigation of the Saints' "bounty" program. The league declined comment to NFL.com's Steve Wyche on whether the audio recording in the original Yahoo! Sports story on audio or any other information in the article was evidence it previously had or if it was new.